The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2065
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
11:55 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.51° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.58° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.